{"id":3695,"date":"2015-07-27T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T21:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:51:09","slug":"reading-your-dogs-body-language-to-avoid-an-aggressive-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/blog\/dog-aggression\/reading-your-dogs-body-language-to-avoid-an-aggressive-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Your Dog\u2019s Body Language to Avoid an Aggressive Escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When your canine friend behaves aggressively, can be disturbing and upsetting. What do you do when your dog reacts from a place you don\u2019t understand? The dog trainers at Sit Means Sit Dog Training are here to help you and your dog understand and overcome these issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aggression is not a single event; it is a continuum that begins with distress and escalates. Luckily for us, dogs are very expressive creatures. Your dog transmits body-language warnings before it goes on the offensive. Identifying and respecting signs of distress in dogs is something that people don\u2019t often do &#8211; they drag dogs into things dogs do not want. If owners paid more attention, a lot of trouble could be averted. Here are some basic signs to watch for.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Eyes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Unusually wide = aggression or fear<\/p>\n<p>Small or squinted = pain or stress<\/p>\n<p><b>Mouth<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Open and panting = happy<\/p>\n<p>Closed = submissive<\/p>\n<p>Yawning, licking lips = tense<\/p>\n<p>Front teeth bared only = submissive (this is the \u201csubmissive grin\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Front teeth bared, nose wrinkled, muzzle shoved forward = aggression<\/p>\n<p><b>Tail<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Natural position with gentle wag = happy<\/p>\n<p>Fast, sometimes circular wagging = excited<\/p>\n<p>Curled down between legs, sometimes wagging = submissive or scared<\/p>\n<p>Held high and wagged stiffly = aggression<\/p>\n<p><strong>While most people understand these basic elements of canine body language, especially the more dramatic ones, they often ignore the quieter signals. These little signs are the ones that will empower you to prevent upsetting and potentially dangerous situations with your dog. \u00a0Visit our dog training school and see how our professional dog trainers can help you and your canine friend out today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for info on dog training services in Madison? <a href=\"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/\">Learn more about our services here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your canine friend behaves aggressively, can be disturbing and upsetting. What do you do when your dog reacts from a place you don\u2019t understand? The dog trainers at Sit Means Sit Dog Training are here to help you and your dog understand and overcome these issues. Aggression is not a single event; it is&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/blog\/dog-aggression\/reading-your-dogs-body-language-to-avoid-an-aggressive-escalation\/\"><b>Read More <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dog-aggression"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4231,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3695\/revisions\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}